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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...western went east--to Japan, where Akira Kurosawa transformed it into The Seven Samurai (1954)--then it came home, in this 1960 version of the Kurosawa classic. For a time, it upended the genre's concentration on noble or twisted loners; this was the first all-star western romp. It's in no way a terrific film; director John Sturges was a pedestrian showman. But to watch McQueen, Coburn, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson and Eli Wallach fight for screen time is to see a fabulous showdown of egos--like Meet the Fockers, with six-guns instead of sex puns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DVDS: 6 Winning Western DVDS | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

...latest single from their third album, “Twin Cinema,” is a catchy, keyboard-driven romp with strangely compelling, but ultimately nonsensical, lyrics (listen for the censored Rolling Stones reference in the second verse...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, Ben B. Chung, Bernard L. Parham, Will B. Payne, and Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Pop Screen Sleepers 2005 | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...figure that by raising more money than needed to produce a show, they can keep the difference if the show flops–so begins the search for the worst musical ever.Seemingly, they find just that in “Springtime for Hitler,” a neo-Nazi romp by Fascist-sympathizer (and then some) Franz Liebkind, played to zany perfection by Will Ferrell—a new addition for the movie. Their plan is set into motion when they also enlist the worst director in the business, the flamboyant (to put it mildly) Roger De Bris, played...

Author: By Christopher C. Baker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Producers | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

...dominant year as a runner, receiver and kick returner. Bush averaged a nation-high 8.9 yds. per carry and capped off the regular season in stunning fashion, tallying 513 all-purpose yards in a 50-42 win over Fresno State and 260 rushing yards in a 66-19 romp over crosstown rival UCLA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did You See That? | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...Harvard’s opening contest against Robert Morris, she netted two goals in a 7-0 romp...

Author: By Tony D. Qian, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Not-So Ancient Eight | 11/8/2005 | See Source »

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